{"id":447,"date":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=447"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","slug":"first-time-buyer-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/first-time-buyer-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"A checklist for first-time buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"447\" class=\"elementor elementor-447\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-c4b3f9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4b3f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b494e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b494e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Buying your first home in Cape Town is exciting, and it helps to be prepared before you fall in love with a property. Start with your budget. A bond originator or your bank can give you a pre-approval, which shows what you can borrow and makes your offer more convincing to sellers when you find the right place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da9b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"2da9b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884b7e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"884b7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Remember the costs beyond the deposit, including transfer duty where it applies, bond registration and transfer fees, and moving expenses. When you view, check for damp, roof condition and how the home faces the sun. Read the offer to purchase carefully, and ask us or the conveyancer about any clause you do not understand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know your budget, get pre-approved and understand the extra costs before you start viewing homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[72,74],"class_list":["post-447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buying","tag-first-time-buyers","tag-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35561,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447\/revisions\/35561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/real-estate\/estate-agency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}